Pterodon emarginatus
Species of legume / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterodon emarginatus (Portuguese: sucupira-branca) is a Brazilian legume of the Cerrado.[3] Widely distributed in the west of Minas Gerais and in Goiás, Brazil, the fruit oil of this plant is used to deter skin penetration by Schistosome cercariae.[citation needed]
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Pterodon emarginatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Pterodon |
Species: | P. emarginatus |
Binomial name | |
Pterodon emarginatus Vogel | |
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